Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-06-03

the dangerous moon be ms, and spoke
to each other softly aud made Of triv
ial things "A low voiced mystery and
her dark eyes dropped before the near
eager gaz. of his brown ones. Oa! 1t
Was very we'll that mamma Was quite
an invalid. They talked Of the red
ctp that led TO their acquaintance, but
he said that she looked more lovely
with that soft, white affair about her
head, and she WAS very glad he thought
her lovely, and foolishly told him so.
After that. perhaps. 1t WAS no. strange
that he talked to '.'Genie,' and mayb :,
1t Was possibl" that once or twice his
hand happened to lie on hers. and
neither OF them seemed to know.
1t had grown to be quite serious
thing for both by the time New York
harb WAS an immediate possibility
and The last night out. as they parted
IN the sheltered corner, he held fast
both her hands, and. the two shadow
ed heals on the DICK melted into one
at any tie, that is the way it look
ed, and Eugene ran with hot, red
cheeks to the cabin.
The next morning all was hub bub.
The hustle Of disem bari ing. the Ber-
vous furry OF righteous desire to evade
the custom officers. the collecting OF
mislsid b ggage. all made the scene a
lively one. Eugenie was in her state
room frantIcally trying TO make one
satchel do the work Of two, when q
tap at her door was follow d by Neil's
voice
Please do favor ior me- he said
in hi, emphatic way. Wear this ring
off Tie boat for me. It'svery valuable
= friend sent by me for 1t, but don't
kno~-~ith smiling eyes-"that |
shall let him have it now. You wear
It, aud I'll come TO your hotel toni ght
for Tiff | must take it; but | hope
Won know what, Genie"
He WAS gone, and Eugeuie stood
.ith tsppy blushes on her fair face,
eIasping tight the small package con
tanning the ring. Her ring 1t might
be II she said so, s..d MAS there any
doubt what she ~.uId say: She press
ed 1t to her lips.
"llurrs, Genie" called quSrulous
VOICE, hurry caild."
She started nd tore open the pack
age ~tth eager ha.t-. bringing forth
on the end of her finger rug. Her
face fll. What wretchrd little
thing. A ca..,.o Of the ch-apest var
iety, and considerably TOO large for
her slender fingers.
Morse than ordinary" said she
w ha, ,iocs he mean bv asking me te
~esr such paltry affair! Well, !
don't care" she decided at last, ''but
he u>edn't have said it VAS very vslu
xbls, and II is g-eA,!y to be frazed
tina, Eugenles door shut forcibly If
ter her.
The cuck on the clock ia the no
TEL parIur had jus, screeched for nine
clock when Neil ran up the stairs
and tapped at the door of the parlor
allotted to y. ID. Grant, wife and
daughter. BIG4Iu."
Very handsome aud ea.. h Look
Ell. and Il - small wonder that Euse
n,c bIushed brightly as he took her
hands
What - swell YOU are he said,
,dmirIug the white billo~s of lace
ths, fell about her. leaving bare the
soft nrck and rounded arms. ''llo~
much time can ,oi give me-
Not much; it IS time to 60. Bu,
| will src you 10 uorros, woat -
Here IS your ring; I've been afraid |
should lose IT. 1t Is SO large for me. y
She holds II out 10 him. Tie takes
Il and with It both her hands,
Then you will keep the other, will
you =" IN anxious iuq tIry.
The Other. What 9th ~ sAed
Eug-nir.
WHY. the diamond. Of course What
do YOU s"pros'.
The disn"nL.' IN daz. ii AIN L
mrui. ru-rr Mas 40 diamond
lir stared fnr mnll- ut aud then
I.ugh-d
Oh. comt no~ Thatsa joke and
I'll laugh at II hy and bye. but just
now ! am more interested in som-
thing el,e in yru:"
"But there WAS no diamond, what
DO MEAN b, saying So IN wonder
ment.
Mills face flushed, and his voice
Was more than unusually positive
almost Extensively so, Eugenie thought,
AS he said:
You know perfectly we'll what ]
mean aui, forgive me, 1t is IN rather
poor taste TO continue that elcome
joke.
Il don't know what yoI are talking
about" she replied with dignity. Il
wore your valuable ring; if there was
any diamond about it | failed to see
1t. shall have TO wish you good
!eve"ing, sir"
"Of course did not ask you to wear
this, in contemptuous designation OF
the cameo. It was simply in the
package with the other-the diamond
that YOU do not eln able t. remem-
Der"
How dare you!' cried angry Eu,
genie, "You are telling falsehood.
Papa shall" Papa" in an elevated,
h, steric voice as the door opened. "He
SAYS have stolen u ring" and sub
sided into "a crushed, fearful heap on
the sofa.
Papa Grant was "A portly, rompous
gentleman, with a great d al Of gold
watch chain across broad expanss of
white vest.
Very Deliberate and particular, he
required that the matter should be
fully explained twice by his weeping
dau sh,er, bef"re expressing an opin'
ion.
"You are an impudent young rss
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